How does Chapter 16 use the metaphor of a king and his court to describe the Sadguru's spiritual state?

📖 Chapter 16

Chapter 16 portrays the Sadguru as a "Universal Monarch" seated on a "throne of peace" within the "Empire of Self-Bliss." His court is a magnificent assembly where the four Vedas, six Shastras, and eighteen Puranas act as bards. The chapter details that Detachment, Devotion, and Pure Knowledge are among the eight ministers engaged in His service. His ornaments are Peace and Self-control, and the sharp sword of Knowledge he wields makes the tree of worldly existence tremble. This regal imagery, as explained in Chapter 16, serves to illustrate the supreme, unassailable spiritual authority and splendor of the Guru.


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